Thankful

I guess trouble comes in threes.  Shortly after I recovered from my surgery, my mother-in-law went into the hospital. She was there for two weeks but now is doing much better. At the same time, my sister-in-law, who's been fighting cancer, took a turn for the worse. She's in the hospital now.

As you can imagine, this has all been fairly stressful. We've been worried and my husband has been gone a lot, visiting with his family. I've been doing what I can, all while making sure things here at home are as stable as possible.

But just yesterday, as I was walking out of the hospital in Bloomington, I realized we still had a lot to be thankful for. My husband is blessed with a wonderful family that drops everything to be with each other. My very dear sister-in-law has been such a special part of our lives. I'm so thankful that we were transferred from Colorado to Cincinnati twelve years ago. During that time, we've spent many holidays with her and her husband.

Finally, I was so thankful for my children yesterday. My daughter stayed in Indiana with my husband last night so he wouldn't be alone. And as my son and I were walking to the parking garage, he took the keys and said he'd drive me home.  I was so thankful for that!

During our three hour drive, I sat, and he fought traffic. I talked and he listened. After a while, he even started telling me college stories because he knows how much I enjoy them.

Tomorrow, my husband and I are off to Mexico! He's a salesman, and he won his incentive trip, so of course I'm thankful for that. But what I really am looking forward to is a few days of sitting next to him on the beach, reading other peoples' books, and taking a few days off.

I'll look forward to sharing a picture or two on Monday!

With blessings,

shelley